Conservationists dye rhino horns red to deter poachers
Officials in South Africa are taking the grave situation of the vanishing rhino population into their own hands – infusing their horns with red dye and toxins to ensure that...
Bill Murray drove a taxi while cabbie played sax
The Toronto Film Festival proclaimed Friday Bill Murray Day, with a tribute to the star and free public screenings of “Ghostbusters” and “Groundhog Day.” And he lived up to his...
JASMINE – THE ANIMAL SHELTER GREYHOUND
Jasmine had been abandoned before she arrived at the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, UK back in 2003. The stray Greyhound had been found dumped in a garden shed and...
Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India
A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them… In 1942 a British forest guard in Roopkund, India made an alarming discovery. Some 16,000...
4chan wants Taylor Swift to perform at a school for the deaf
For the second time in the last two weeks, users of the 4chan imageboard have gamed a public online vote for the lulz. Only this time, their online vote hijacking...
Life on The Gate: Working on the Golden Gate Bridge 1933-37
When it opened in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge ever built, constructed in one of the world’s most challenging settings. For the men who poured...
THE MASKED AVENGERS
Anyone can join Anonymous simply by claiming affiliation. An anthropologist says that participants “remain subordinate to a focus on the epic win-and, especially, the lulz.” Paper Sculpture by Jeff Nishinaka...
New Minnesota Vikings stadium construction cost more than NASA’s trip to Pluto
The cost to construct NFL stadiums has reached an astronomical level – literally. Pat Kessler of CBS Minnesota recently pointed out a mind-blowing fact: The construction of the Minnesota Vikings’...
Johnny Depp: Why I Travel With My Captain Jack Sparrow Costume
We’ve heard about Johnny Depp visiting children’s hospitals dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow, but who knew he actually has the Pirates of the Caribbean costume with him at all times?...
Patrick Stewart
Born July 13, 1940 in Mirfield, England, United Kingdom Patrick Stewart, a British stage veteran who spent 27 years with the Royal Shakespeare Co., achieved his greatest fame as Captain...
Brazilian Man’s Plan to Bury His Bentley Proves To Be An Ingenious Publicity Stunt
A wealthy Brazilian businessman stirred a wave of negative reactions when he announced on his Facebook page that he plans to bury his beloved Bentley Continental Flying Spur. Chiquinho Scarpa,...
Kids’ Sugar Cravings Might Be Biological
Ask a child if they like sweets and the answer is almost universally a resounding “Yes!” It’s no surprise to most parents that kids love candy, cookies, sweetened drinks, and...
How Much Money Did Harrison Ford Make for Star Wars?
Harrison Ford made $20 million for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Ford earned $500,000 for Return of the Jedi, $100,000 for Empire and only $10,000 for the original Star Wars...
Found: An Intricate 17th-Century Map, Stuffed Into a Chimney
Conservators were able to save parts of the map. Towards the end of the 1600s, when the map was made, it would have been a prized possession. Seven feet by...
Man Hospitalized After Shooting 3 Men Who Broke Into His Home, Wanted To Rape His Granddaughter
A grandfather from Lumberton, North Carolina, proved himself a force to be reckoned with after he found himself face to face with three armed men who broke into his home...
Africa ‘witnessing birth of a new ocean’
A 60km crack opened in Ethiopia in 2005 and has been expanding ever since Africa is witnessing the birth of a new ocean, according to scientists at the Royal Society....
Borat parody mistakenly played for Kazakh gold medalist
Kazakhstan sharpshooter Mariya Dmitrienko stood with her hand on her heart and a gold medal around her neck expecting to hear her country’s national anthem at an international shooting championship...
Meet the tireless entrepreneur who squatted at AOL
For two months last fall, Eric Simons secretly took up residence inside the Internet giant’s Palo Alto, Calif., campus, eating free food, enjoying gym access, and building a startup in...
Man posing as security guard steals $75,000 from Oklahoma Wal-Mart
A man dressed as a security guard walked out of an Oklahoma Wal-Mart with $75,000 in cash, a crime that went undetected until the real security guards showed up later...
Assault with a deadly weapon: Florida man charged with throwing alligator into Wendy’s
Authorities in Florida have arrested a man accused of throwing a live alligator through a restaurant’s drive-through window. Investigators identified Joshua James, of Jupiter, Fla., as the man who tossed...